Calendar Of Events Books

"Exit: The Endings that set us Free" by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is an exploration of the ways we leave one thing and move on to the next; how we anticipate, define and reflect on our departures. Too often, Ms. Lawrence-Lightfoot says, we exalt new beginnings with the expense of learning from our departures. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.

"Learn to Live through Cancer" by Dr. Stewart Fleishman reflects three decades of research, patient outreach and the development of his model of supportive integrative cancer treatment. The book presents a step-by-step guide that claims to improve the length and quality of life for cancer survivors, helping them to manage the plight of physical, emotional and spiritual issues. 2 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.

BLOOMSDAY

"Bloomsday" was made famous by James Joyce’s novel "Ulysses" and is celebrated by the Irish. Books & Books hosts an evening where actors from the Actors’ Playhouse read from Ulysses; then a piper and flag bearers lead attendees to John Martin’s Irish Restaurant for the Bloomsday Feast with a special menu and prices. 6:30 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.

Monday 6/18

INNER CIRCLE

Evelyn Lozada, from VH1’s reality show "Basketball Wives," releases her first novel in a series, "Inner Circle: The Wives Association." Eve Inez marries Los Angeles Leopard’s superstar wide receiver, Chase Landon, and finds herself in a close-knit circle of friends who are also married to elite athletes. Each of the wives soon discovers their lives aren’t all glitz and glam, and that with wealth and fame there’s always a price to pay. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.

Tuesday 6/19

AARON BURR

Michael Parker’s "In the Watery Part of the World" is a fiction based on historical fact. Parker follows Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of the controversial vice president Aaron Burr, who disappeared in 1813 while en route from South Carolina to New York; and how in 1970, two elderly white women and one black man were the last townspeople to leave a small barrier island off the coast of North Carolina. The story tells of the descendants of Theodosia Burr Alston and those of the freed man whose family would be forever tied to hers. It’s a tale of pirates and slaves, treason and treasures, madness and devotion, that takes place on a tiny island battered by storms, infested with mosquitoes and cut off from the world. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.

Wednesday 6/20

OVER THE ABYSS

"The Last Will and Testament of Lemuel Higgins" by Patrick J. O’Connor is the story of two men, drawn together to find resolution or perish. One seeks forgiveness before his time runs out; the other seeks deliverance from change. What they achieve together is greater than either could have imagined. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.